League Play-Off

Hollen
Spectators: 34 (Terracing: 26, Seating: 8, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Primus Ehses took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Primus Ehses in the 5th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dietmar Gingold prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th match minute, Raakamp FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Primus Ehses to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Ehrhard Hourani notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Raakamp FC's Dominik Werners. Dominik Werners was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 13th minute, Primus Ehses left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Raakamp FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 19th minute, Gernot Brahms ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dietmar Gingold was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. 22 minutes into the match, Raakamp FC's goalkeeper Dominik Werners had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ehrhard Hourani. An unexpectedly hard shot by Primus Ehses in the 24th minute of play forced Gladbach's goalkeeper Dietmar Gingold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dietmar Gingold took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Primus Ehses, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnulf Kahlert hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. Dietmar Gingold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gernot Brahms in the 30th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gernot Brahms in the 38th minute of play forced Gladbach's goalkeeper Dietmar Gingold to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Raakamp FC's Irmin Braunfels got a free kick in the 40th minute. Ehrhard Hourani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dominik Werners having to interfere. Dietmar Gingold made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Primus Ehses in the 46th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ewald Rau to make the kick off. Dietmar Gingold showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Primus Ehses in the 60th minute of the match. With his leg Dietmar Gingold managed to avoid a goal in the 62ndth minute, when Raakamp FC's Gernot Brahms fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The supporters of Raakamp FC booed when Gladbach was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Thorsten Krug didn't get a good kick on the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Raakamp FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 66th minute. Penalty! 73 minutes into the match, Raakamp FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ehrhard Hourani came free, but Dominik Werners reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute, one of Gladbach:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Gladbach. In the 77th minute there was a penalty for Raakamp FC. Shingo Hohn stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Dietmar Gingold. 2-3. Ehrhard Hourani fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dominik Werners having to interfere. When Primus Ehses came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Raakamp FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Primus Ehses couldn't finish the play. Dominik Werners made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ehrhard Hourani in the 92nd minute of play. The supporters of Gladbach booed when Raakamp FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Balduin Pistauer didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 94th minute, Mesut Jordan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Ewald Rau came up free with the goalie in the 102nd minute, the Gladbach fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Ewald Rau couldn't finish the play. The Raakamp FC players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.